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  <h1 class="topictitle1">Managing SLAs</h1>
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   <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_p8060118">This section describes the operations that you can perform on SLAs on the management page.</p>
   <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_p1143217175110">You need to log in to the management page and choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_uicontrol9143133018394"><b>Protection &gt; Protection Policies &gt; SLAs</b></span> to go to the <strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_b9208137181817">SLAs</strong> page.</p>
   <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_p187384984516"><a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392">Table 1</a> describes the related operations.</p>
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      <b>Table 1 </b>SLA-related operations
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       <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_p3107135953910">Operation</p></th>
       <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_p2107185910394">Description</p></th>
       <th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" id="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3"><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_p1510735916393">Navigation Path</p></th>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p07411330154813">Cloning an SLA</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_en-us_topic_0000001090712911_p910714592398"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_b4915165413223">Scenario</strong></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p3593161114122">This operation helps you quickly create an SLA based on an existing SLA.</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p20738730164813">In the row of the target SLA, choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_uicontrol12145248165011"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_text1299311213518"><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_text191134398513"><strong>Clone</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p2737143020480">Modifying an SLA</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p6737173013481"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_b15908013236">Scenario</strong></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p19520101811417">This operation enables you to modify the SLA name as well as the backup, archive, or replication policy configured in the SLA.</p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p52561147151419"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_b38601736173216">Note</strong></p>
        <ul id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_ul167127192164">
         <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_li195851422121619">The application type cannot be changed.</li>
         <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_li87121819151614">The preset SLAs cannot be modified.</li>
         <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_li116544512316">After the copy retention period of an SLA is changed, the retention policy of a copy generated based on the SLA before the change is not automatically changed. To change the retention period for this copy, you need to manually change its retention policy.</li>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p57341830204817">In the row of the target SLA, choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_uicontrol5986114775119"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_text1986124710512"><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_text962617125214"><strong>Modify</strong></span></b></span>.</p></td>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.1 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p1575219280487">Deleting an SLA</p></td>
       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.2 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p510213915204"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_b32614513236">Scenario</strong></p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p191022396205">This operation enables you to delete an SLA that is no longer used.</p> <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p101029397203"><strong id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_b695153503314">Note</strong></p>
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         <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_li1848612497343">An SLA that has been associated with resources cannot be deleted. Before deleting an SLA, ensure that protection for the resources associated with the SLA has been removed.</li>
         <li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_li74071452183420">Preset SLAs in the system cannot be deleted.</li>
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       <td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" headers="mcps1.3.4.2.4.1.3 "><p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p145051324124814">In the row of the target SLA, choose <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_uicontrol3677448185110"><b><span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_text14677348115112"><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_text1244132235219"><strong>Delete</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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         <span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span>
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          <p id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_p6476636154814">You can also select multiple SLAs and click <span class="uicontrol" id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002164805860__en-us_topic_0000002164600526_en-us_topic_0000002200147085_uicontrol76273390498"><b>Delete</b></span> in the upper left corner to delete them in batches.</p>
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